Fast Foodies

Minnesota, 2010

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Fast food restaurants are often solitary and silent places, in sharp contrast with showy signs, loud music and strong lights that characterize them. Fast food restaurants can seem very similar to one another in terms of the food they serve but every brand tries to differentiate itself creating a unique and distinctive identity. Mexican, North-American or Cajun, the style of food strongly determines the choice of furniture, menu, colours, uniforms and, somehow, the attitude of the staff. 


The Fast Foodies series is a collection of places and faces taken in a methodical way. In every restaurant, I have taken one picture of the staff, one of the building and one of the daily special, e.g. "Arby’s Melt Sandwich", "Flavored Chicken Ring Sandwich", "1pc. Spicy Breast Meal", "Original Vanilla Frosty", "Caramel Mocha" etc. 


In my project, I am trying to represent these anonymous places, where people eat artificial food and create a minimal relationship with the staff who work there, but to criticize the fast food culture isn’t the aim of my project.


I’d like to focus on the human element of these spaces, mostly young women who come from foreign countries. For these people, working there is usually the first job in the U.S. or a part-time job that they need to keep their family fed.

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